Nigeria arrests alleged Mexican drug kingpin at international airport — Live Feedhttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nigeria-arrests-alleged-mexican-drug-kingpin-at-international-airportContinuously updated, source-cited coverage. Nigeria arrests Mexican cartel kingpin at Lagos airporthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nigeria-arrests-alleged-mexican-drug-kingpin-at-international-airporthttps://www.live-feeds.com/feed/nigeria-arrests-alleged-mexican-drug-kingpin-at-international-airport#u71553Wed, 16 Sep 2026 23:11:29 +0000The National Drug Law Enforcement Agency (NDLEA) arrested an alleged Mexican drug kingpin at the Lagos airport while the suspect attempted to flee Nigeria. This operation followed the discovery and dismantling of an industrial-scale methamphetamine laboratory in Ebonyi. The NDLEA detained six suspects in total, including two Mexican nationals. Buba Marwa, head of the NDLEA, stated that transnational drug cartels have no space in Nigeria. The raid uncovered chemicals and equipment used for large-scale drug production.Why it mattersThe discovery of industrial meth labs in Nigeria suggests an exp